Opening up a new eatery involves a number of important decisions. From menu fonts to food safety regulations, a restaurateur faces endless choices. Setting up the dining area, however, is just as important as the behind-the-scenes setup, which entails choosing a walk in cooler, preparatory equipment, and work surfaces. Some new business owners feel overwhelmed…
In the operation of walk-in coolers and freezers, evaporator fans generally operate 24/7/365. These fans can be significant sources of energy consumption. It may even seem counterproductive to run them all the time because they actually generate heat as they function. Many business owners try to reduce the operation time of evaporator fans to cut…
All great inventors are problem solvers. From Benjamin Franklin with his bifocals to Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press, necessity is almost always the mother of invention. Such was the case with Oliver Evans, an often overlooked 18th-century inventor who made remarkable contributions to the industrial process in early America. With an aim toward reducing…
Energy efficiency has many benefits. When consumers make purchase decisions based on energy efficiency, the environment usually benefits. These purchase decisions often result in reduced expenses and lower costs, both initially and over the long-term. Learn about important energy efficiency rules regarding a walk-in cooler or a walk-in freezer to cut down on CO2 emissions…
Perishable food demands careful storage to prevent or slow the growth of bacteria. The temperature in a walk-in cooler or a walk-in freezer is crucial for food safety. Business owners can monitor this setting with a thermometer. Choose the best gauge to make monitoring this equipment simple and effective. Â Without a thermometer, it is…
Hollywood, let’s remember, is not reality. In real life, it would be unusual for you (or anyone else) to get locked inside your walk-in cooler, as long as the door latch and the electronic components are in good working order. But moviemakers still insist on locking characters inside freezers to make things more dramatic. Here…
When purchasing a walk-in cooler, businesses must decide whether to choose one with swinging doors or one with sliding doors. Each type of cooler has advantages and disadvantages depending upon its industry and intended use. Swinging Doors Swinging doors are ideal for businesses with frequent use by personnel and hand-truck traffic where environmental control is…
When most people think of a walk-in cooler, they imagine the large freezers at restaurants that store the food and ingredients for their dinner entrees. However, there are plenty of other applications for walk-in coolers. Mortuary Coolers Funeral homes, medical labs, and coroners’ offices must have high-quality equipment available because their work is delicate. They…
Keeping customers safe from foodborne illness starts with a properly organized walk-in cooler. By making sure foods are appropriately sorted, labeled, and stored, patrons have a better chance of enjoying their food without any lingering after effects. Before storing items in the sanitized cooler, separate foods that require no preparation, like fresh vegetables, from items…
The environment inside a walk-in cooler or a walk-in freezer needs to look and smell clean. If an odor develops, this can suggest unseen bacteria and germs on the interior of the unit that could threaten the food inside. These odors need to be rooted out at their source and removed. The Root of the…